Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys vs The best of S.J. Perelman: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: American wit and humor, Humor

Cover of Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys Dave Barry · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.9 189 pages · ≈ 3 h 30 m · Light Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of The best of S.J. Perelman

The best of S.J. Perelman S. J. Perelman · 1931 300 pages · ≈ 5 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The best of S.J. Perelman.
Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys is the easier read (Light), The best of S.J. Perelman more demanding (Challenging).

Side by side